The Mythic Rare Overlord of the Hauntwoods from Magic: The Gathering's 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror expansion. This Avatar Horror enchantment features Impending mechanics and land-creating abilities.
Overlord of the Hauntwoods
2024 • Magic: The Gathering • Duskmourn: House of Horror
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The Overlord of the Hauntwoods stands as a formidable presence in Magic: The Gathering's 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror expansion, carrying the prestigious Mythic Rare designation and cataloged as card number 194 within the DSK set. Designed by Tiffany Turrill, this Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror brings a unique strategic layer to the game through its distinctive Impending mechanic. Players can cast the spell for a reduced cost of {1}{G}{G}, causing it to enter the battlefield with four time counters instead of immediately becoming a creature. This delayed transformation allows for flexible mana management, as the permanent remains non-creature until the final counter is removed during your end step. Once fully manifested, this five-mana-value powerhouse boasts a substantial 6/5 power and toughness, making it a resilient threat on the board. Beyond its physical stats, Overlord of the Hauntwoods offers significant utility through its triggered abilities. Whenever it enters the battlefield or attacks, it creates a tapped colorless land token named Everywhere. This token is notable for being every basic land type simultaneously, providing immense flexibility for mana bases in any deck. This ability ensures that players can consistently generate the resources needed to support future spells, regardless of their deck's color composition. Collectors of Magic: The Gathering trading cards often seek out high-rarity cards like this one to complete their Duskmourn: House of Horror collections. The combination of its artistic design, complex gameplay mechanics, and high rarity makes it a standout piece for enthusiasts of the format. Whether used for competitive play or displayed as part of a curated collection, Overlord of the Hauntwoods represents a compelling intersection of strategic depth and aesthetic appeal. Its presence in the Duskmourn set highlights the creative evolution of the game, offering new ways to interact with the battlefield through its versatile land-creation and delayed-entry features.
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Overlord of the Hauntwoods
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Magic: The Gathering
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Mythic Rare
Tiffany Turrill
Card Stock
English
{3}{G}{G}
Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror
6 / 5
G
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Impending 4—{1}{G}{G} (If you cast this spell for its impending cost, it enters with four time counters and isn't a creature until the last is removed. At the beginning of your end step, remove a time counter from it.) Whenever this permanent enters or attacks, create a tapped colorless land token named Everywhere that is every basic land type.
